United Fund seeks support for 1977 drive in Winchester
The Winchester Frederick County United Fund launches its 1977 campaign with a goal of 169 600 dollars up six percent from last year. Eleven agencies will receive funding including a new member Catholic Family and Community Services Inc which served 377 local people last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Winchester-Frederick County
United Way
The
Catholic Family and Community Services Inc
United Way Group
American Red Cross
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Boy Scouts of America
Catholic Family & Community Service, Inc
Fremont Street Nursery
Girl Scouts
Mental Health Assn. of
Northwestern Va
Northwestern Mental Health Services, Inc
Salvation Army
USO
United Services Organization
Winchester Day Nursery
Winning Four Losing One By James J Kilpatrick C 1977
The Washington Star article analyzes the 1977 House vote on H.R. 3744 the minimum wage bill noting labor won one key provision a teen subminimum wage amendment lost by 211 210 and the indexation and tip credit amendments were defeated while the overall wage increase to 3 05 by 1980 was approved The piece argues appearances deceived as labor backed by AFL CIO faced a mixed outcome amid a coordinated business push and voter opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Kilpatrick
Washington Star Syndicate Inc
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Big Labor
Labor
Afl-Cio
Jimmy Carter
Republic
Black Voting Power As A Bloc By TOM WICKER c1977
Black leaders consider re examining direct popular voting as Senate debate over a constitutional amendment nears. Analyses show blacks may be disadvantaged by the Electoral College even as they have been a pivotal bloc in several states.
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New York
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carter
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Lawrence D. Longley
Lawrence University
California
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Blair
Longley
John H. Yonker
Douglas H. Blair
University of Pennsylvania
United Nations in Review at General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly gathers amid poor U.S.-Soviet cooperation and regional tensions. Waldheim warns of a tense year with no imminent crisis, while Vance and Dayan pursue private talks and possible ideas for a Middle East settlement and U.S. guarantees.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Moscow
Carter
Waldheim
China
Taiwan
Peking
Middle East
Africa
Andrew Young
Washington
General Assembly
Vance
Moshe Dayan
Ben Gurion
U.S
Dayan
Haifa
Mediterranean
Assemby
Social Security Problems and the Financing Debate
Washington notes rising costs and looming funding gaps in the 40 year old system. Experts warn long term demographics may force higher taxes or lower benefits, with 1980s depletion risk without reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Northwestern University
W. Kipp Viscusi
Prns
Carter
White House
Social Security Trust Fund
Editor invites signed letters to the editor
The page announces that readers may submit letters to the editor up to 350 words. Letters must be signed and include the writer's address and telephone number. Submissions are subject to authentication and potential editing.
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Winchester Evening Star
Tom Wicker c
N.Y. Times News Service
Vernon Jordan
Urban League
Jordan
Eddie N. Williams
Joint Center For Political Studies
Joint Center
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Maryland
Gerald Ford
Ford
Hawaii
Jimmy
United Nations In
By James Reston
Y. Times News Service
Israel
United Nations Organization
U.N. General Assembly
New York City
Mary Eisner
Eccles
Viscusi
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Larry Thompson
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Thompson
L.A. Times Syndicate
Thomas Z
Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Ill
Lewis Mh, Ebert
Eugene P, Miller
Wood Daily
Winchester Ve
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